Fort Smith Roof Pros provides professional chimney flashing in Fort Smith, AR for residential and commercial properties across the Arkansas River Valley. Masonry chimneys are common on the older housing in this city and they leak more than any other detail we work on. The reason is almost always the same: someone smeared sealant where a cut reglet and a piece of bent metal belonged.
Correct chimney flashing is two separate systems. Step flashing laced in with each course and turned up against the brick, and counterflashing seated in a saw-cut mortar joint above, folded back down across the steps. The counterflashing is what keeps water out of the top of the assembly, and cutting a reglet into the mortar with a grinder is the only way to do it on brick. Caulk over the brick face is a two-year fix at best.
Every sealed joint we remove has failed at the same place, along its top edge. The uphill face needs a saddle. Once a stack measures much beyond two and a half feet across the fall line, water and leaf litter pile up behind it, and a framed cricket that splits the flow to either side is what separates a dry chimney from a rotted deck. Ours are built from lumber and bent metal rather than troweled cement.
The masonry itself is often the actual leak. A cracked crown, spalling brick from a decade of freeze-thaw, open mortar joints or a missing cap will pass water straight down the flue and into the ceiling, and no amount of flashing work will stop it. We inspect the crown and the cap, and when the problem is masonry we say so and tell you to hire a mason first.
On abandoned chimneys we will offer the unpopular option. A brick stack that serves nothing, leaks constantly and needs tuckpointing plus a new crown is often best taken down to below the roofline and roofed over. That removes the detail permanently. It is less work than the repair, it costs less, and we have never had one call back. Nobody enjoys hearing that their chimney should come down, which is probably why so few contractors say it.
Framed chase chimneys get different attention. Their chase covers are usually thin galvanized steel that ponds, rusts through at the low corner and drips down the outside of the flue. We replace those in heavier gauge with a cross-break for drainage and a proper storm collar.
Our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — gutter apron lapped over the fascia board, three-by-four rectangular downspout leaders, self-adhered ice-and-water membrane at the eave course, hemmed W-profile valley pan, kickout flashing at roof-to-wall terminations, counterflashing seated in a saw-cut mortar joint — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Fort Smith and nearby communities including Van Buren, Greenwood, Alma, Barling.
What We Handle
Everything our chimney flashing in Fort Smith covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of chimney flashing work in Fort Smith, AR. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
- chimney flashing Fort Smith
- chimney leak repair
- counterflashing reglet
- chimney cricket
- step flashing chimney
- chimney crown repair
- masonry chimney roof leak
- chimney chase cover
- flashing replacement
- brick chimney roofing
- chimney flashing cost
Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Fort Smith services.
Materials, equipment and how we do chimney flashing
The difference between chimney flashing that lasts and chimney flashing that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with gutter apron lapped over the fascia board, three-by-four rectangular downspout leaders, self-adhered ice-and-water membrane at the eave course, hemmed W-profile valley pan, spec them to the job instead of to the invoice, and write the material grades into the free estimate so you know exactly what you are buying.
Every Fort Smith job runs the same way: site walk and measurements, written scope and fixed price, protection of the surrounding area, then the work itself with a daily clean-up. Years of roofing work in the Arkansas River Valley means we have already met whatever your property is going to throw at us — awkward access, older construction, an HOA with opinions.
Where we do chimney flashing outside Fort Smith
Fort Smith Roof Pros covers Fort Smith and the surrounding communities of the Arkansas River Valley. Crews run out to the same nearby cities every week, so an out-of-town job does not mean an out-of-town price.
- Chimney Flashing in Van Buren, AR — Crawford County, population 23218
- Chimney Flashing in Greenwood, AR — Sebastian County, population 9516
- Chimney Flashing in Alma, AR — Crawford County, population 5825
- Chimney Flashing in Barling, AR — Sebastian County, population 4782
- Chimney Flashing in Booneville, AR — Logan County, population 3809
- Chimney Flashing in Charleston, AR — Franklin County, population 2588
Start on the Fort Smith Roof Pros homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why Fort Smith Chooses Fort Smith Roof Pros
- ✓We measure each roof plane on its own and set the downspout count from the area it drains, because one leader per plane is a guess rather than a design.
- ✓Every proposal marks where each leader discharges and how far from the wall, and we will not tie a roof downspout into a cleanout, an area drain or anything reaching a sewer lateral.
- ✓We carry the fifteen thousand dollar residential roofing registrant bond Arkansas requires under A.C.A. 17-25-604, and the certificate number is on your contract before any deposit is taken.
- ✓We will tell you when the water in your crawlspace is not a roof leak. That diagnosis is free and it ends with nothing sold.
The standards behind chimney flashing
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The chimney flashing work we do in Fort Smith follows published industry standards: NRCA publishes the Roofing Manual, the industry's reference for details and slope minimums, and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association sets the shingle application and ventilation guidance the warranties reference. If a contractor cannot tell you which standard a detail comes from, that is worth asking about before you sign.
Every chimney flashing project in Fort Smith gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or a full commercial job. We show up on schedule, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work — the estimate is free and there is no pressure.
Ready to get started? Call (844) 511-2320 for a free chimney flashing free estimate in Fort Smith, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.